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One of the greatest testaments to Michael Jordan\u2019s greatness, even perhaps in line with his sterling 6-0 NBA Finals record, is the players he prevented<\/em> from winning rings. John Stockton and Karl Malone in Utah. Charles Barkley in Philadelphia and Phoenix. Patrick Ewing in New York. Reggie Miller in Indianapolis. All Hall of Famers, all turned away.<\/p>\n

Patrick Mahomes has not ascended to that level, but with five AFC titles and three Super Bowls in the last six years, there\u2019s a similar air of inevitability within his conference. Think of the moments: the 13-second field goal drive to force overtime and then beat Josh Allen\u2019s Bills in the 2021 playoffs, the late hit out of bounds he drew to beat Joe Burrow\u2019s Bengals in the 2022 playoffs, the deep dagger to beat Lamar Jackson\u2019s Ravens in the 2023 playoffs, the fourth-quarter rally to beat Allen\u2019s Bills again last season.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re infuriating, or they\u2019re magical, depending on your perspective. You just have to shake your head and laugh sometimes. Mahomes is 6-1 in the postseason against the AFC\u2019s other \u201cBig Three\u201d quarterbacks, owning a 15-2 passing touchdown-to-interception ratio in those seven games.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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3) Travis Kelce believes his production might have \u201cslipped\u201d with \u201cmore focus\u201d on his opportunities as an entertainer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Taylor Swift is the greatest thing that has happened to the NFL since Tim Tebow. No, I will not be explaining any further. But for all Tay-Tay\u2019s powers, it seems there will always be those pushing the narrative that she\u2019s somehow to blame when her pass-catching beau struggles on the field or when his team gets smoked in the Super Bowl. Forget Kansas City\u2019s 15-2 regular season and a berth in a third straight Big Game. They\u2019ll say the reason Kelce and the Chiefs got poleaxed by the Eagles was because he was too busy cavorting on stage during a pop star\u2019s world tour.<\/p>\n

While Kelce himself didn\u2019t put any blame on Swift in the comments published by GQ, he probably isn\u2019t doing anything to quiet the narrative by suggesting that maybe he was a teensy bit distracted by his recently skyrocketed Q rating. After all, these days it\u2019s hard to avoid seeing one Kelce or another podcasting, pitching products, or portraying poltergeists.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t imagine the Chiefs loved hearing that analysis after one of the least productive seasons of his career. Good news! I\u2019m here to offer a much simpler explanation: Maybe Kelce is just declining.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no shame in that. I\u2019m Pull-a-Muscle-In-My-Neck-While-Sneezing years old. I get it. Father Time eventually walks all of us down. According to Next Gen Stats, Kelce\u2019s average speed, burst score and percentage of yards after the catch were all the lowest marks he\u2019s posted in the past five seasons. Saying you\u2019re more focused on the day job feels like a way to shrug off a down year. But it\u2019s more likely that Kelce is just in his Getting Old Era.<\/p>\n

(Please don\u2019t come after me, Swifties.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI feel like the conversation of them being knocked off has less to do about Kansas City and their lack of talent, scheme, whatever you want to place your blame on, saying another team is going to take over,\u201d said McCourty \u201cI think it has more to do when you look at their division as more to do with when you watch Bo Nix last year, you have no reason not to believe that he\u2019s going to be an even better player this year under Sean Payton in year two, when you watch what Vance Joseph did with Denver\u2019s defense, then you add Talenola Hufanga, and you add Dre Greenlaw. They\u2019re going to be even better. When you look at what the Chargers did with Jim Harbaugh in year one, well, dang, look what he was able to do with Justin Herbert. Yes, they lost the playoff games, but they got there in year one, just like they\u2019re only getting better in year two. Then you add Pete Carroll in the division and Geno Smith. So I think it has less to do with them (Chiefs).\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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3. A deep group is becoming thin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just last month, Pro Football Focus ranked the Chiefs\u2019 secondary second best in the NFL while lauding the team\u2019s depth.<\/p>\n

That advantage took a hit on Friday, as three projected rotation players left the game with injury.<\/p>\n

Cornerbacks Nazeeh Johnson (shoulder), Nohl Williams (concussion protocol) and safety Mike Edwards (hamstring) all exited and didn\u2019t return. Reid didn\u2019t provide any further update on those guys afterward, so we\u2019ll be left waiting a couple of days before knowing how impactful these ailments might be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Hendrickson and the Bengals were in a contract dispute for virtually the entire offseason, with Cincinnati allowing him to talk to other teams about a potential deal at one point. However, no deal came to fruition, and the Bengals and Hendrickson have failed to reach an agreement on a new deal as he enters the final year of his contract.<\/p>\n

With no contract extension coming to fruition this offseason, Hendrickson wasn\u2019t shy to share how upset he was with the team. He skipped essentially the Bengals\u2019 entire offseason program, including mandatory minicamp, before sitting out the first few days of training camp in July.<\/p>\n

Hendrickson eventually ended his holdout, returning to the Bengals on July 30. That led to some optimism that a deal could get done soon, but he hasn\u2019t practiced with the team at all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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After the Bears were one of three teams to not score a touchdown on their opening offensive possession in 2024, quarterback Caleb Williams led the first-team offense on a seven-play opening drive Sunday night that went 92 yards for a TD and served as a statement about the identity Chicago is trying to create.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it sets a tone for us as a team,\u201d Williams, playing his first game of the preseason, said after the Bears\u2019 38-0 demolition of a Buffalo Bills team that sat most of its starters. \u201cI think it sets a tone for how we expect ourselves to play, go out there, perform. So yeah, it was extremely important.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bears started with the ball after the Bills won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. After a mishap by wide receiver Tyler Scott while returning the opening kickoff put the Bears at their own 8-yard line, Williams operated a near four-minute drive that culminated with him finding wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus for a 36-yard touchdown pass.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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The Jaguars are fortifying their defensive line by acquiring veteran defensive tackle Khalen Saunders from the Saints according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. In return, the Jaguars are sending center Luke Fortner back to the Saints. The two teams played each other in New Orleans during the second week of preseason action earlier on Sunday. Saunders started the game for the Saints, but he\u2019ll finish the day as a member of the opposing team.<\/p>\n

Saunders, 29, is entering his seventh season in the NFL. Last year, he played in 13 games and started 10. He recorded 2.0 sacks, 43 tackles and had a memorable interception against the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

He played the first four years of his career in Kansas City before joining the Saints in 2023, where he\u2019d start 27 games across two seasons. Now, he\u2019ll head to Jacksonville and join a defensive tackles room consisting of Arik Armstead, DaVon Hamilton, Maason Smith and Austin Johnson, among others.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Tight end Robert Tonyan:<\/strong> If there\u2019s one veteran who has consistently shown up at training camp and on the field, it\u2019s this eighth-year veteran. It doesn\u2019t seem to matter which quarterback is throwing the ball. They all find Tonyan in those open areas that Travis Kelce has exploited for years. Against the Seahawks, Tonyan logged five catches for 41 yards and a touchdown. If there\u2019s a competition to become the Chiefs\u2019 third tight end (after Kelce and Noah Gray), Tonyan could not have done much more to make his case.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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